why doing that? https://2degreesmarketing.com/2degrees/news/2019/asda-works-with-suppliers-to-cut-waste-in-the-supply-chain-ahead-of-stop-food-waste-day

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<div class="news-entry__item-content"><p><span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.03s;">Waste</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.06s;">continues</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.09s;">to</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.12s;">be</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.15s;">high</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.18s;">on</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.21s;">the</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.24s;">agenda</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.27s;">for</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.3s;">Asda</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.33s;">particularly</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.36s;">with</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.39s;">customers’</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.42s;">ongoing</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.45s;">focus</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.48s;">on</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.51s;">food</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.54s;">waste,</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.57s;">90%</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.6s;">of</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.63s;">them</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.66s;">think</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.69s;">food</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.72s;">waste</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.75s;">is</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.78s;">an</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.81s;">important</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.84s;">environmental</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.87s;">issue.</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.9s;">With</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.93s;">this</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.96s;">in</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.99s;">mind,</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.02s;">we</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.05s;">launched</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.08s;">a</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.11s;">dedicated</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.14s;">‘waste</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.17s;">campaign’,</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.2s;">encouraging</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.23s;">Asda’s</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.26s;">grocery</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.29s;">suppliers</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.32s;">to</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.35s;">collaborate</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.38s;">with</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.41s;">each</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.44s;">other</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.47s;">to</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.5s;">cut</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.53s;">avoidable</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.56s;">waste</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.59s;">in</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.62s;">food</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.65s;">&amp;</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.68s;">drink</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.71s;">manufacturing</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.74s;">and</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.77s;">divert</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.8s;">the</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.83s;">rest</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.86s;">away</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.89s;">from</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.92s;">landfill.</span></p>
<p><span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.03s;">Over</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.06s;">280</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.09s;">supplier</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.12s;">members</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.15s;">participated</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.18s;">in</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.21s;">the</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.24s;">campaign,</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.27s;">which</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.3s;">was</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.33s;">launched</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.36s;">though</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.39s;">the</span>  <a href="https://www.2degreesnetwork.com/groups/asda-sustain-save-exchange/"> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.42s;">Asda</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.45s;">Sustain</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.48s;">&amp;</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.51s;">Save</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.54s;">Exchange</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.57s;">(SSE)</span> </a> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.6s;">.</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.63s;">The</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.66s;">campaign</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.69s;">included</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.72s;">a</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.75s;">peer-to-peer</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.78s;">‘ask</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.81s;">me</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.84s;">anything’</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.87s;">session</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.9s;">on</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.93s;">waste</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.96s;">management,</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.99s;">and</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.02s;">a</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.05s;">‘waste</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.08s;">woes</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.11s;">wall’</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.14s;">where</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.17s;">companies</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.2s;">shared</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.23s;">potential</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.26s;">solutions</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.29s;">to</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.32s;">tricky</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.35s;">waste</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.38s;">streams.</span></p>
<p><span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.03s;">The</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.06s;">5</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.09s;">weeks</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.12s;">of</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.15s;">activities</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.18s;">saved</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.21s;">suppliers</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.24s;">an</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.27s;">estimated</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.3s;">£137,500!</span></p>
<p><span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.03s;">The</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.06s;">Asda</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.09s;">Sustain</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.12s;">&amp;</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.15s;">Save</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.18s;">Exchange</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.21s;">(SSE)</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.24s;">is</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.27s;">a</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.3s;">collaborative</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.33s;">programme,</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.36s;">hosted</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.39s;">and</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.42s;">run</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.45s;">by</span>  <a href="https://www.2degreesnetwork.com/"> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.48s;">2degrees</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.51s;">Ltd</span> </a> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.54s;">,</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.57s;">which</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.6s;">Asda</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.63s;">has</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.66s;">funded</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.69s;">for</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.72s;">its</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.75s;">grocery</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.78s;">suppliers</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.81s;">since</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.84s;">2012.</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.87s;">To</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.9s;">date,</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.93s;">the</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.96s;">SSE</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.99s;">programme</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.02s;">has</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.05s;">supported</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.08s;">its</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.11s;">1,800+</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.14s;">members</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.17s;">to</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.2s;">make</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.23s;">over</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.26s;">£40m</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.29s;">of</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.32s;">sustainability</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.35s;">savings</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.38s;">and</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.41s;">investments.</span></p>
<p> <b> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.03s;">Brodie</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.06s;">Tucker,</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.09s;">Development</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.12s;">Technologist</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.15s;">at</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.18s;">Arden</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.21s;">Fine</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.24s;">Foods</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.27s;">Ltd</span> </b> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.3s;">,</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.33s;">comments:</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.36s;">“The</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.39s;">resources</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.42s;">from</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.45s;">the</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.48s;">Waste</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.51s;">campaign</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.54s;">helped</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.57s;">us</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.6s;">at</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.63s;">Arden’s</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.66s;">to</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.69s;">understand</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.72s;">more</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.75s;">about</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.78s;">what</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.81s;">we</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.84s;">can</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.87s;">do</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.9s;">packaging</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.93s;">wise,</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.96s;">to</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.99s;">understand</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.02s;">the</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.05s;">alternatives,</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.08s;">and</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.11s;">how</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.14s;">other</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.17s;">businesses</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.2s;">are</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.23s;">working</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.26s;">towards</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.29s;">the</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.32s;">2025</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.35s;">goals.</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.38s;">Personally,</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.41s;">I</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.44s;">find</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.47s;">the</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.5s;">discussions</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.53s;">on</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.56s;">the</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.59s;">Asda</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.62s;">Exchange</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.65s;">very</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.68s;">useful,</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.71s;">as</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.74s;">it</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.77s;">is</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.8s;">good</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.83s;">to</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.86s;">see</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.89s;">where</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.92s;">other</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.95s;">businesses</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.98s;">are</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 2.01s;">finding</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 2.04s;">alternatives</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 2.07s;">to</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 2.1s;">various</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 2.13s;">plastic</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 2.16s;">components</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 2.19s;">of</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 2.22s;">packaging.”</span></p>
<p> <b> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.03s;">Laura</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.06s;">Babbs,</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.09s;">Sustainability</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.12s;">Manager</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.15s;">at</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.18s;">Asda</span> </b> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.21s;">,</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.24s;">said:</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.27s;">“At</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.3s;">Asda</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.33s;">we</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.36s;">have</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.39s;">a</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.42s;">mantra</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.45s;">that</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.48s;">we</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.51s;">hate</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.54s;">waste</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.57s;">of</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.6s;">any</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.63s;">kind.</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.66s;">Food,</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.69s;">packaging,</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.72s;">time</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.75s;">we</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.78s;">don’t</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.81s;">want</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.84s;">to</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.87s;">see</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.9s;">any</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.93s;">of</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.96s;">these</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 0.99s;">things</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.02s;">going</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.05s;">to</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.08s;">waste</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.11s;">that’s</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.14s;">why</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.17s;">we</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.2s;">are</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.23s;">so</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.26s;">impressed</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.29s;">with</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.32s;">the</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.35s;">work</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.38s;">our</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.41s;">suppliers</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.44s;">have</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.47s;">done</span> <span class="word trans-in onscreen" style="transition-delay: 1.5s;">together.”</span></p></div>